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<div role="main"><h1>Adding breakpoint actions</h1>

<p>To add a new breakpoint action:</p>
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  <li>Click <strong>Window &gt; Preferences</strong>.</li>
  <li>Expand <strong>C/C++ &gt; Debug</strong> and click <strong>Breakpoint Actions</strong>.<p><br><img src="../images/cdt_pref_brk_action.png" width="581" height="527" alt="Breakpoint Actions preference dialog"><br></p></li>
  <li>In the <strong>Breakpoint Actions</strong> page, click <strong>New</strong>. <p><br>
    <img src="../images/cdt_new_brk_action.png" width="500" height="375" alt="New Breakpoint Action dialog"><br></p>
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  <li>In the <strong>New Breakpoint Action</strong> dialog box, type a name for the action in the <strong>Action name</strong> box.</li>
  <li>Select an action  from the <strong>Action type</strong> list. </li>
  <li>Set the action's attributes: 
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    <li>For a sound action, select a sound file.</li>
    <li>For a log action, type the message to appear in the Log Action Messages console. </li>
    <li>For a resume action, set the <strong>Resume after</strong> time in seconds. </li>
    <li>For an external tool action, click <strong>Choose</strong> to select a  program.</li>
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  <li>Click <strong>OK</strong>. </li>
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<p>The new breakpoint actions appears in the <strong>Actions available for any breakpoint in the workspace </strong> list. </p>
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